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Had the boat out last weekend for it's dewinterize shakedown. (I know it's late, but I got excuses...) Seemed to be running well, so I took out across the channel to a new destination. After about 20 minutes the engine did not want to do more than 3000-3200 RPM. First thing I thought of was gas...
I had a slight gear oil leak in my outdrive running down the drive shaft towards the water pump. So I knew I needed to replace the seals. Asked some questions here about the requirement of reshimming and rolling torque, and learned if I was just swapping the seals, no worries. So I got my...
I have gear oil dripping down the lower unit's drive shaft. Obviously the lower seal in the upper unit is shot. This outdrive is pristine otherwise.
Two questions:
1. Do the seals only come out from the top? (After removing gears, upper dirve shaft, bearings etc as shown in the exploded diagram...
Saturday I spent the day dewinterizing which included swapping the impeller and inspecting the gimbal bearing and associated bellows. Everything looked great and re-assembly went smoothly. I've rebuilt outboards and spent lots of time with autos of all shapes and sizes. Mechanical repairs do not...
